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NZ forest owners say ETS cost recovery is costing tree planting

22 September 2023
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association says the recently announced cost recovery scheme for the Emissions Trading Scheme is another government disincentive to plant forests just when they are most needed. Source: Timberbiz FOA president Grant Dodson said the huge jump to more t
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Mounting fire risk in forests where no contractors have worked

22 September 2023
The return of El Nino conditions and a rapid and early start to the fire season are pertinent reminders of the importance of planning, preparation and personnel when it comes to preventing and combating bush fires, particularly in the challenging terrain typical of forest areas. Sourc
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How many jobs will be killed off by koalas in Clarence Valley?

22 September 2023
The Clarence Valley timber industry is still uncertain how many jobs could be lost due to the suspension of logging in the proposed Great Koala National Park as the NSW Government assesses the impact on the endangered marsupials and timber industry jobs. Source: Australian Rural &
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Opinion: Tim Bull – We should be ‘Safer Together’ instead we are at risk

22 September 2023
The State Government has again left us at great risk with this fire season approaching, clearly not having learned the lessons of 2019/20. Just four short years after we should have received the lesson of a lifetime with fires that burned 1.6 million ha and saw 396 houses destroyed de
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Friday analysis: Hot summer equals bushfires, Victoria is in the firing line

22 September 2023
Two things seem certain this coming summer. The first, without doubt, is that it is going to be a very, very hot summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that it is likely this summer will be hotter than average and certainly hotter than the past three years. The second, as night
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Resolute donates 200 hectares to nature conservancy in Canada

20 September 2023
Resolute has donated 200 hectares (494 acres) of biodiversity-rich land for protection by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). Source: Timberbiz The area, located in Baie-Saint-Paul on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, includes vast marshes
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Two new fungal attacks in Sweden

20 September 2023
For the first time, two new forms of harmful fungal attacks have been found on the contorta pine in Sweden. A damaging fungus that had previously never been found on the contorta has caused damage in a stock in Gävleborg, at the same time as another previously common fungus now sudden
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Ponsse completes sale of Russian subsidiary

20 September 2023
Ponsse completed the sale of all shares in OOO Ponsse, its subsidiary that provided Ponsse services in Russia and Belarus. After the conditions of the transaction were met, Ponsse’s business operations in Russia transferred to OOO Bison, a Russian company, and the trade received the a
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Heated blue gum floor an industry leader in Tas uni building

20 September 2023
With 32.5% less embodied carbon, a “first of its kind” heated blue gum floor and extensive use of Tasmanian oak, the state’s local timber industry is holding up the University of Tasmana’s newest building as an exemplar for the future. Source: Hobart Mercury Industry heads were taken
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WIDE Trust study tour into cutting edge forestry

20 September 2023
New Zealand’s WIDE Trust announced Rachel Millar as the latest recipient of a Best Practice Study Tour grant. This grant will enable Ms Millar to embark on an international journey, delving into cutting-edge practices and innovations in the forestry and wood processing industries. Sou
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